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A Note on Gross vs. Net Primary Productivity

Why do scientists more commonly analyze net primary productivity compared with gross primary productivity? a. Net primary productivity incorporates features like production at present and next trophic levels, whereas gross primary productivity does not. b. Net primary productivity is the rate at which photosynthetic primary producers incorporate energy from the sun. c. As net primary productivity is the energy content available to the organisms of the next trophic level. d. As respiration and he